Biology The morphological monograph of Vejdovsky (1882), apparently on S. 'scutata', was based on the species S. thalassemoides Otto according to Sendall & Salazar-Vallejo (2013) [details]

Taxonomy Reinstated as valid by Sendall & Salazar-Vallejo (2013). There are no prior modern records, and "Sternaspis thalassemoides Otto, 1821 has not been recorded since the late 1800’s ...". The provenance of the neotype (collected 1928) is not explained by the authors. [details]